Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection

North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (16), undated (2), 3.13g/6h, 2.73g/6h (both DH 14); 1793 (11), 4.17g/6h (DH 15), 4.60g/6h (DH 15a, large flan), 3.65g/6h (DH 15a, small flan), 3.73g/12h, 3.38g/12h (both DH 16), 3.84g/6h, 3.73g/6h (both DH 17), 3.59g/6h, 3.31g/6h (both DH 18), 3.89g/6h, 2.98g/6h (both DH 19); 1794, 4.29g/5h (DH 20); 1795 (2), 4.19g/6h, 3.90g/6h (both DH 22, large flans); uncertain manufacturer, Farthings, 1794 (2), 2.10g/12h (DH 21), 3.17g/12h (DH – [obv. unlisted/DH 21 rev.]) [18]. Both DH 14s poorly struck as usual, about fine, DH 15 virtually as struck with full original colour, one DH 18 acid-cleaned to resemble brass, DH 21 variant double-pierced, others generally fine to very fine, some better, a comprehensive group £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: DH 14 at 2.73g R.W. Randall Collection, Spink Auction 19, 3 March 1982, lot 421 (part); *DH 15 bt Seaby May 1977; DH 16 at 3.73g Carnegie Museum Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 293 (part), bt J.A. Bobbe; DH 17 at 3.73g L. Lowe Collection, Glendining Auction, 2 February 1983, lot 195 (part); DH 18 at 3.31g bt J.G. Scott 1997; DH 19 at 2.98g bt R. Jeffery October 1980; DH 20 bt J. Whitmore 1982; DH 21 A Collection of 18th Century Trade Tokens, Part 4, Mark Rasmussen FPL 11, Winter 2006 (C 458)